Change or remove a theme

A theme is a combination of one or more slide layouts with coordinating colorsA set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., a matching background, fontsA major and minor font that is applied to a style. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., and effectsA set of visual attributes that is applied to elements in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.. In PowerPoint, all presentations must contain a theme. Therefore, when you remove a theme, you must change to a different theme. If your goal is to display very little or no color in your presentation (a plain look and feel), apply the default White Theme. You can choose a theme when you start a new presentation, or apply a theme to all slides or a group of slides as you go.

Change the theme when you start a new presentation

When you open a new presentation, the default theme is used. However, if you know which theme you want for your presentation, you can select it when you start a new presentation. The theme is applied to each new slide you add.

1. On the Standard toolbar, click New from template .

2. In the left navigation pane, under THEMES, click either All or My Themes.

   There will be themes in the My Themes folder only if you previously saved a custom theme to this folder.

3. Click the theme that you want, and then click Choose.

Change the current theme

• On the Themes tab, under Themes, click the theme that you want.

  

  To see more themes, point to a theme, and then click .

Change the theme to a blank document

• On the Themes tab, under Themes, click White.

  

  To see more themes, point to a theme, and then click .

Change the theme of one or more slides

1. In the navigation pane, click one slide, and then if you want to select more than one slide, hold down ⌘ and click the slides that you want to apply the theme to.

   How to select slides in the navigation pane

   1. On the View menu, click Normal.

   2. In the top of the navigation pane, click the Slides  tab, and then click a slide.

      Depending on the width of the navigation pane, you will either see the and  named tabs or the Slides  and Outline  icon tabs.

2. On the Themes tab, under Themes, point to the theme that you want, hold down CONTROL, and then click Apply to Selected Slides.

   

   To see more themes, point to a theme, and then click .